Toilet tissue dispenser



April 12, 1966 B. B. cAsTEi-:L

TOILET TISSUE DISPENSER Filed Feb. 1o, 1964 INVENTOR oyd b5/eel United States Patent O 3,245,626 TOILET TISSUE DISPENSER Boyd B. Casteel, 2134 Confederate Place, Louisville, Ky. Filed Feb. 10, 1964, Ser. No. 343,776 4 Claims. (Cl. 242-553) This invention relates to personal hygiene and more particularly to toilet tissue dispensers for use in bathrooms and the like.

While the toilet tissue holder usually found in the bathroom of the average home or public rest room is admittedly a low cost device to install,.it does have serious disadvantages and limitations if the family is a large one or if the public rest room is in much demand.

The main disadvantage of the toilet tissue holders now on the market is the lack of provisions for storing eXtra rolls of the tissue. This is particularly noted in public rest rooms Where attendants are not always available when needed. 4

It is, therefore, the first object of this invention to provide a toilet tissue dispenser in which can be stored any number of rolls of toilet tissue as well as the roll of tissue that is in position and ready for instant use.

Another object of this invention is to provide a toilet tissue dispenser that has all of its operating mechanism as well as the rolls of toilet tissue totally enclosed within an eye-pleasing structure suitable for setting in any bathroom or public rest room.

Another object of this invention is to provide a toilet tissue dispenser that, while able to hold a number of rolls of toilet tissue, still takes up but a minimum of space.

Another object of this invention is to provide a toilet tissue vdispenser that can be rotated about a fixed base according to the install-ation requirements of the room in which it is placed.

Another object of this invention is to provide a toilet tissue dispenser having dispensing mechanism that will not bind under any condition and is, therefore, as foolproof as one can make a device of this nature.

Another object of this invention is to provide a toilet tissue dispenser that does not contain any electrically operated mechanism.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a toilet tissue dispenser that can be given any color eX- terior inish desired, since the case of the device is not limited to construction from any one kind of material.

Still other objects reside in the combination of elements, arrangements of parts, and features of construction, all as will be more fully pointed out herein-after and disclosed in the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of this invention opened to show the rolls of toilet tissue stored therein.

FIGURE 2 is a side view of this invention broken open to show its internal construction.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view of this invention taken along line 3-3 of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 4 is a sectional View of this invention taken along line 4-4 of FIGURE 2.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Having reference now to the drawing in detail, this invention comprises a square flat base supported by countersunk rollers 11 and having a ballbearing-mounted supporting rod 12 projecting vertically upward from the center thereof and rotatably supporting the subbase 13 on top of which is mounted the toilet tissue cabinet 14 which is provided with a door 15 through which the rolls of toilet tissue 16 are placed, as is illustrated in FIG- URE 1 of the drawing.

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The aforesaid toilet tissue cabinet 14 actually rotates on a plurality of rollers 17 that are recessed within the upper surface of the aforesaid dat base 10, as is clearly shown in FIGURE 2 of the drawing, where it is also seen that this invention contains a toilet tissue roll support plate 18 that is swingably mounted on the upper end of the link 19 by the screw 20. The lower end of the same link is secured to the inner end 21 of the horizontally disposed rod 22 by the screw 23 while the outer end of the same rod projects through the vertical and centrally located slot 24 in the front panel 25 of the cabinet 14. A lifting handle 26 is secured to the outer end of the aforesaid horizontally disposed rod 22, as is carefully shown in FIGURES 1 and 3 of the drawing. FIGURE 2 illustrates the supporting mechanism for the horizontally disposed rod 22. This supporting mechanism ernhodies a pair of spaced holders 27 mounted on the tracks 28 by means of a plurality of rollers 29 thereby permiting the entire assembly, including the aforesaid toilet tissue roll support plate 18, to be manually moved upward in the cabinet 14 by the already mentioned lifting handle 26.

A pair of spaced and parallel guide bars 30 are secured to the upper end of the rear panel 31 of the cabinet 14. The upper end of each one of the guide bars 30 is contoured to a roll of toilet tisssue which is raised up to the same by the already described lifting mechanism. When a roll of toilet tissue has been raised up this far it is in the curved top 32 of this invention which is provided with the mechanism for holding the roll of toilet tissue in place ready for use. This last mechansim of which there is one on each side of the curved top 32 comprises a hinged member 33 having a holding member 34 projecting at right angle therethrough and also through an opening 35 in the side 36 of the curved top 32. A knob 37 is located on the outer end of the holding member 34 while the inner end 33 of this member has the configuration of a paraboloid, as one can see on looking at FIGURE 3 of the drawing. The front end of the curved top 32 of this invention is, of course, open as shown in FIGURE 1 in order that the roll of toilet tissue 16 may become available for use in the usual manner. The curved top 32 is actually flat at its uppermost point in order to provide a seat for the ash tray 39, while a U-shaped handle 40 is located on one or more sides of this invention as indicated in FIGURE 1 of the drawing, which also shows in FIGURE 2 that the previously described toilet tissue support plate 1S is further guided in place in this invention by a free-turning wheel 41 that rolls along the center of the aforesaid rear panel 31 of the cabinet 14, while a bar magnet 42 that is in the shape of a disk is embedded in each one of the hinged members 33 and which by coming into Contact with the steel circle i3 that is embedded in the side 36 of the curved top 32 will firmly hold the hinged member(s) in place when the members are in closed or holding position.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided an improved toilet tissue dispenser which accomplishes all the objects of this invention, and others, including many advantages of great practical utility and commercial import-ance. As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A toilet tissue dispenser of the character described, comprising a base, rollers countersunk into the underside of the base and secured thereto, a subbase, means including a vertically disposed ball bearing rotatably securing the subbase to the base, a vertically disposed cabinet secured to the subbase, `a plurality of rollers recessed into -the upper surface of the `base to assist in supporting the subbase, the cabinet adapted to have a plurality of rolls of toilet tissue placed therein, means adapted to raise a roll of toilet tissue to= the uppenend ofthe cabinet, means to held said rollfin said position andan opening in the uppermost part ofthe cabinet toV expose the roll that is in the 4upperend ofthe cabinet.

2. vA toilet tissue dispenser yof the character described, comprising a base, rollers countersunlr into the underside of the base vand secured thereto,asubbase, means including a vertically disposed ballbearing rotatably securing the subbase to the base, a vertically disposedcabinet secured to the-subbase,-a plurality 'of rollers recessed into the uper surface of the base toassist in supporting the subbase,the cabinet adapted to have a plurality of rolls of toilet tissueplaced therein,`a toiletr tissue support plate Within the cabinet, means to raise said support `plate lto raise aroll .of tissue to the upper end ofthe cabinet, means to holdsaid rollin saidfposition andan open* ing `in the uppermostspart of thecabinet to expose the roll that is in the 4upper end ofthe'cabinet.

3. A toilet tissue ydispenser of the character described, comprising labase, rollers countersunkv into the underside .'of the base and secured-thereto, a subbase, means including -a vertically disposed ball bearing rotatably securing the subbase `to thexbase, a vertically disposed cabinet secured to the subbaseya plurality of rollersrecessed into the upper surface kof the basek to assist in supporting the'subbase, the cabinet being high venough to .havea pluralityof rolls of toilet .tissue placed therein in a vertical column, a toilet ,tissuer roll support plate Within the dcabinet beneath the column, means to raise said support 'plate to raise the upper roll `of tissue to the upper end of the cabinet, means to hold said roll in said raised position and an opening in the upper most part of the cabinet to expose the roll that is in the upper end of the cabinet.

4. A toilet tissue dispenser of thercharacter described, comprising a basefrollers countersunk into Vthe underside of the base and secured thereto, a subbase, means including a vertically disposed ball vbearing rotatably securing the subbase to the base, a vertically disposed cabinet secured to the subbase, a plurality otrollers recessed into the upper surface of 4the base to Vassist in supporting the subbase, the cabinet being high `enough to house a plurality of rolls of toilet tissue placedtherein in a vertical column, a toilet tissue roll support plate within the cabinet beneathsaid column, means Ito raise said support plate to raise a roll of ,tissue to y'the upper Vend of the cabinet, means including hinge mechanisinand a magnet to hold said roll in said position and an opening in the uppermost part of the cabinet to yexposek the roll that is in the upper end of the cabinet.

References Cited" bythe-Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,702,672 2/1955 Bonsignore 24245553 2,767,930 .l0/1956 v.McCants .242-553 STANLEY N.` GILREATH, Primary 5 Examiner.

vMERVIN STEIN, Examiner.

L. D; CHRISTIAN, v, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A TOILET TISSUE DISPENSER OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, COMPRISING A BASE, ROLLERS COUNTERSUNK INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE AND SECURED THERETO, A SUBBASE, MEANS INCLUDING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED BALL BEARING ROTATABLY SECURING THE SUBBASE TO THE BASE, A VERTICALLY DISPOSED CABINET SECURED TO THE SUBBASE, A PLURALITY OF ROLLERS RECESSED INTO THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE BASE TO ASSIST IN SUPPORTING THE SUBBASE, THE CABINET ADAPTED TO HAVE A PLURALITY OF ROLLS OF TOILET TISSUE PLACED THEREIN, MEANS ADAPTED TO RAISE A ROLL OF TOILET TISSUE TO THE UPPER END OF THE CABINET, MEANS TO HELD SAID ROLL IN SAID POSITION AND AN OPENING IN THE UPPERMOST PART OF THE CABINET TO EXPOSE THE ROLL THAT IS IN THE UPPER END OF THE CABINET. 